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ever since fyodor first appeared, heβs been one of my favourite characters to analyze. we know virtually nothing about him - not even how old he is and most importantly, how his ability works. heβs been shown to only divulge the information he wants his enemies to know so he can always have the upper hand.
in the manga, heβs shown to be frail and weak looking with bags underneath his eyes β heβs also shown to be using his non threatening appearance to his advantage. honestly, i find the emphasis on fyodorβs appearance interesting and i think itβs intentional on asagiriβs part.
in chapter 42, fyodor says that he has anemia. in the same chapter, ace refers to fyodor as a βsoulless, vampire like manβ.
according to the dead apple official guidebook:
he has a pattern of surrounding himself with light colored, white haired men (ivan, nikolai, hawthorne, sigma, fukuchi, bram, shibusawa) which is in stark contrast to his black hair. white, in the bible and today, is associated with purity, innocence, cleanliness β all the things fyodor isnβt and all he wants to be.
so this begs the question - why is fyodor so unhealthy? personally, i think it has to do with his ability. we donβt know how his ability works exactly, but i think the mechanics of it have something to do with blood. both times weβve seen him use it on someone, blood starts bursting from their body. i donβt think itβs a coincidence fyodor just so happens to be anemic.
i think fyodorβs ability is taking a toll on him or harming him somehow everytime he uses it, which is why he has anemia. iβm also saying everytime he uses it, because from the looks of it itβs not always active like no longer human is. but then again it could be, he hasnβt used it enough times for us to know. it could also tie into why he hates ability users so much: heβs the only one that has to suffer for using his ability. my 2 reasons for thinking this are: 1. when talking to karma in chapter 42, he says:
2. what he says in dead apple:
notice how fyodor is the one saying βi am crimeβ and his ability is the one saying βi am punishmentβ. just like ace, fyodorβs crime is merely existing; his crime is being an ability user and thatβs why heβs being punished by his own ability. not only does he punish others for being sinners, he himself gets punished for being one. just like he said: βcrime and punishment are close friendsβ fyodorβs ability is the punishment to his crime.
it also makes sense when you take crime and punishment, the book itself, into consideration. raskolnikov comitted a crime he wasnβt caught for, but his conscience tormented him to the point of confessing.
anyway iβm not sure if any of this makes sense, i hope you had fun reading at least π all of the manga scenes are taken from dazaiscans !!
